Global Patent Index - EP 0054281 A1

EP 0054281 A1 19820623 - Sectioned bubble tray distillation over a wide range of feed composition and bubble tray loading.

Title (en)

Sectioned bubble tray distillation over a wide range of feed composition and bubble tray loading.

Title (de)

Destillationssprudelboden zum Zerlegen eines Stoffgemisches und Sprudelbodenladung.

Title (fr)

Plateau de barbotage pour la distillation d'une composition d'alimentation et chargement du plateau de barbotage.

Publication

EP 0054281 A1 19820623 (EN)

Application

EP 81110375 A 19811211

Priority

US 21549080 A 19801211

Abstract (en)

A volatile component over a wide range of concentrations in a multicomponent feed to a distillation column (3) is accomodated at varying feed flow rates without destroying bubble tray efficiency. This effected by establishing on a bubble tray (10) a plurality of separation zones having discrete and different liquid pressure seals above bubble apertures (14, 19, 24) on the tray. To avoid entrainment, vapor flow restrictors (15, 25, 35) are utilized with bubble apertures in at least one separation zone having less liquid head to offset a tendency of proportionately increased vapor flow through such a bubble aperture during operation of separation zones having a liquid head differential. Intermediate weirs (6, 8) or bubble apertures (58, 64) having different elevations below a liquid level on the tray can be used to establish such separation zones of differing liquid heads (9, 7, 5).

IPC 1-7

B01D 3/18

IPC 8 full level

B01D 3/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B01D 3/18 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0054281 A1 19820623

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 81110375 A 19811211